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Author: Adrienne Gonzalez
Adrienne is a 15-year veteran of the accounting industry, if by "veteran" you mean "vulture prowling the periphery of the profession waiting for something exciting to happen."
She has been spewing vitriol on Going Concern since the site was founded in 2009. A former CPA review employee, she has sat through more FAR classes than any CPA exam candidate ever could -- even one who has failed FAR seven times -- and can still recall most of the mnemonics all these years later.
FASB Finally Gets Around to Preventing Lehman Bros Version 2.0
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has finalized its new accounting rule around repurchase agreements to […]
Here Are Some Resources to Survive a Career Surrounded By Jargon-Spewing Gibberishists
Let's circle back to a previous discussion on useless business jargon, an art of which […]
Ohio CPAs Will Soon Be Able to Take CPE 10 Minutes at a Time
The necessary evil that is CPE can be a bit of a pain in the […]
Accounting News Roundup: Tax Shelterer Won’t Have Another; It’s Not You, It’s Your Taxes; Eager Beavers | 06.17.14
Paul Reddam's KPMG Tax Shelter Stunk In More Ways Than One [Forbes]J. Paul Reddam, whose […]
Footnotes: Slaves, Luck and Senators OH MY | 06.13.14
Unlucky Friday The 13th? U.S. Stocks End Up For The Day But Down For The […]
EY Offers Its Fathers 6 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave, But Do Dads Actually Take It?
We've been on an "inclusiveness" kick lately and I'd apologize for that except Colin told […]
What’s a Day in the Life of a Typical Audit Intern?
The New Jersey Society of CPAs has a breakdown of an average day for an […]
Is PwC’s London Office Using Spikes to Keep the Homeless Away?
Chances are you've already seen this photo floating around, perhaps your aunt shared it on […]
Footnotes: Tighter Repos; New Deloitte Digs; Get Your Bitcoin | 06.12.14
Rule Makers Tighten Accounting for 'Repos' [WSJ] Deloitte is moving its Los Angeles office [LAT] […]
Listen to a Fake IRS Agent Try Telling Ex-Crazy Eddie CFO He’s About to Be Arrested
Perhaps you have heard of some very ambitious (and stupid) scammers posing as IRS agents […]
#TBT: That Time Jim Turley Used a World Cup Metaphor to Explain the Need for Global Accounting Standards
What can the World Cup teach us about accounting rules? (Other than rampant corruption is […]